Freedom in Ulster
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131 LANS for drastic changes in the Northern Ireland transport set-up were announced in the Ulster Parliament last week. They are likely to be implemented in 1965 and will open the way for commercial operators to compete for certain traffic. The Ulster Transport Authority will disappear, being replaced by a transport commission which will be designed to operate the railways on strictly commercial lines, by a road passenger company and a road goods. transport company.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. W. Craig, said that the Government deemed it in the public interest for private operators to have the chance of participating to a greater extent than hitherto in goods transport and to some extent in passenger transport. The commission would be relieved of any obligation to provide an efficient, economical, convenient and properly integrated service, and would be free to compete for road freight. Al! night rail goods services would be withdrawn and more rail lines would close.